Robb + Jessie Married & in the Badger State
the signpost
Practicing faith is both the hardest and the easiest thing you will ever do in your life. It is a mix of so many emotions; when tested, one feels like screaming, crying, laughing, cursing, peeing your pants, and praising God all in the same instant. Maybe that is why a friend of mine described those gifted with faith as “out of touch with reality”. Maybe bipolar is a better description since those are the only other people who can be happy to be sad. Yet, those gifted with faith are the only people who can experience tremendous stresses and appear sane and grounded afterwards.
Faith is the easiest thing you will ever do because the very definition of it means you are growing closer to God. And growing closer to God is the most beautiful and natural experience and the closest you will get to heaven on earth.
When life’s letdowns come, the best thing one can do is talk to God. If you ask him why this jacked up stuff is happening, he’ll probably tell you that he has a plan you wouldn’t believe if he told you. He might also say that it will get much worse before it gets any better (that’s usually how things work), but that the whole thing is part of his good plan. It’s never bad to ask God questions and run to him. When things are at their worst, it’s pretty much all we can do.
mid-summer pondering
hello all.
i realize that it has been ages
and ages
and ages
and
a g e s
since my last post.
sorry.
well. i am back. and now i have a mac. brilliant new toy, actually. i am fond of the iSight … but unfortunately apple made an “update” which left video chatting
destroyed.
honestly!
moving on.
robb, sean and i had a brilliant adventure in the shadow of The Mountain a few weeks ago. we were blessed with beautiful weather and a clear sight of The Mountain pretty much all the time! i think i learned a bit more than i needed to know about sean [including his gastrointestinal habits] but it was such a lovely backpacking trip!
speaking of mountains. when i was driving home from seattle last evening. my breath was taken away by the sheer magnificence of the amber-red sunset behind the olympic mountain range. unable to think i simply smiled at the glorious painting god has created. when i came to, i began to feel this immense sense of security.
this is a good feeling.
lately i have been worrying.
lately i have been overwhelmed.
i was reminded of this verse from scripture:
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
- Matthew 6:34
i felt safe looking at the magnificent sunset and thinking about how tiny i really am in the scheme of everything. even though i may be as tiny as a grain of sand, to god, i am as big as one of the mountains he created. he knows me inside and out because he created me. he created me in his image. and he loves me. so very much. so much that he sent his only son to die the most painful death on the cross for my own sins. sins that i am making each day! including worrying.
sigh.
yes worrying. when one worries one is not putting their faith in god. ouch. that hurts! both parties.
what i need to learn to do now is to stop worrying. how to grow my faith… [i imagine it as a mustard plant, eh?]
well. that is where i am right now. also, i am busy with work. busy with friends. busy with family. busy with figuring out my future… et al.
wonderland hike photos and videos
Sean, Jessie, and I got back on Sunday from six days in the wilderness surrounding Mount Rainier. Check out the mini-site I made (with iWeb) to display the media:
